26 Mar2019

UMP offers Mandarin course for industry workers

Written by Nornashua Farhani Binti Abdul Ghaffar. Posted in Activities 2018

Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Steel Alliance (M) Sdn. Bhd. (ASSB) and ATOZ Solution Sdn. Bhd. in a move to brush up Mandarin among the industry workers.

The collaboration was also set to benefit the university students on getting placement for industrial training as well as career opportunities.

UMP was represented by its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dato’ Sri Dr. Daing Nasir Ibrahim while ASSB by its Deputy Project Commander, Hu Jiu Lin and ATOZ Solution by its Operations Manager, Mohamad Fauzi Mohd Jaya.

It was held at the Banquet Hall, Tun Abdul Razak Chancellery Building in UMP Pekan Campus.

Professor Dato’ Sri Dr. Daing Nasir said as a leading technology university, UMP had always worked on upgrading its cooperation with the industries.
He also said UMP had achieved a series of accolades – it obtained five-star ratings in all the achievement standard assessment including the Malaysia Research Assessment (MyRA), University and College University Assessment System, (SETARA), Ministry of Higher Education Data Collection Assessment (MyMOHES) and Financial Management Excellence Award based on Accountability Index.
“UMP was in fact had been recognised as the fastest growing technical university and was placed 188th in the QS Asian University ranking that was announced recently,” he added.

Professor Dato’ Sri Dr. Daing Nasir said he was confident that the Mandarin Language Cultural Centre (MLCC) was capable of handling the programme catered for the industrial workers of an industry that would be operating at the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP).

He hoped that the strategic cooperation with Alliance Steel would bring more benefits in terms of more research works, industrial training programme and job opportunities.

Hu Jiu Lin also said the cooperation between the industry and university was a meaningful one, more so that UMP had been recognised as among the best especially in mechanical engineering, adding, it would fit the needs of the company’s iron and steel-related operations.

He added that the objective of the programme was to enhance the employees’ communication skill and encouraged them to master the language so they could further improve their capabilities and share their expertise in the field.

MLCC Director, Yong Ying Mei said Mandarin was no longer limited to daily conversation but had also included the glossary of the iron and steel industry.

“As such, UMP trainers will come up with a Mandarin book for industrial use to help staff master the language more effectively, and we are roping in ATOZ Sdn. Bhd. for this project,” Yong said.

By Yong Ying Mei

15 Mar2019

MLCC Visited the Industry for Industrial Mandarin Module Development

Written by Nornashua Farhani Binti Abdul Ghaffar. Posted in Activities 2018

Kuantan, On 9 October 2018 – Ms. Yong Ying Mei, the Director of Mandarin Language and Culture Centre (MLCC) was invited to Alliance Steel (M) Sdn. Bhd. (ASSB) operating in Malaysia-China Kuantan Industry Park (MCKIP) Gebeng, Kuantan, Pahang for Industrial Mandarin module development.
Ms. Yong, assisted by Mr. Tan Wai Chung (CMLHS language teacher) and Ms. Deng Xingmei (Volunteer Language Teacher) had worked together to develop a module which is specially designed for steel industry. The Industrial Mandarin module was used in Industrial Mandarin Training for ASSB beginning from 1st November until 24th November 2018. The director was also the trainer of this training.
Ms. Yong was given a cordial reception by Human Resource Department, ASSB during her visit to the plant. She had also arranged few industrial plants to better understand the process of steel manufacturing and to learn the names of equipment used in the plant as part of the process in steel manufacturing. Besides that, she also interviewed the ASSB staff to understand their daily communication and communication problems in the industry.
A total of 30 staff of ASSB joined the course. Even though all of them have basic in Mandarin, but the technical terms in Mandarin cannot be learned elsewhere. The topics of the course were related to technical terms used in steel industry. The course designed was especially helpful for local staff who would like to understand technical terms better in Mandarin.

Prepared by: Yong Ying Mei

28 Feb2019

UMP invited to attend 2019 Chinese New Year Reception Celebration at the Embassy of People’s Republic of China

Written by Nornashua Farhani Binti Abdul Ghaffar. Posted in Activities 2018

27 January 2019- Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) was invited to attend “2019 Chinese New Year Reception Celebration” which was organized by Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Malaysia at Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. UMP invited guests were Professor Dato’ Sri Ts. Dr. Daing Nasir Ibrahim (Vice Chancellor UMP) Datin Sri Fazia Binti Ali (Head of Deputy Registrar, Research and Innovation Department) and Ms. Yong Ying Mei (Director of Confucius Institute). Professor Dato’ Sri Ts. Dr. Daing Nasir Ibrahim and H. E. Mr. Bai Tian (Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China) also made time to meet and discussed matters regarding Confucius Institute UMP. A thousand of other guests were also invited to the event. They were Ministry of Malaysian Government, Chinese social leaders, media, China enterprises, China International students and multi-national diplomatic leaders. Prepared by Yong Ying Mei

21 Feb2019

MoU Exchange Ceremony between Beijing Jiaotong University and UMP

Written by Nornashua Farhani Binti Abdul Ghaffar. Posted in Activities 2018

Beijing, 10 December 2018 - Delegation of Universiti Malaysia Pahang had an official visit to Beijing Jiaotong University in China. Members of delegation were Professor Dato Sri Daing Nasir Ibrahim (Vice Chancellor of UMP), Professor Dato Dr. Mashitah Binti Mohd Yusoff (Deputy Vice Chancellor-Research & Innovation), Ms. Yong Ying Mei (Director of Confucius Institute, UMP) and Mr. Saharudin Bin Ramli (Senior Executive, Academic & International Affairs, UMP). The MoU Exchange Ceremony between BJTU and UMP was held at BJTU. It was continued with a meeting of collaboration between both universities. Besides that, the Delegation of UMP also took the opportunity to visit four UMP Mobility students who were attached to the School of Civil Engineering, BJTU, China. Prepared by Yong Ying Mei

21 Feb2019

Implementation Agreement of Confucius Institute Exchange between Hebei University and UMP

Written by Nornashua Farhani Binti Abdul Ghaffar. Posted in Activities 2018

Hebei, 6 & 7 December 2018- Exchange Ceremony of Implementation Agreement between Hebei University and Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) for the development of Confucius Institute (CI) at UMP has been organized at Hebei University (HBU), China.

Implementation Agreement Exchange Ceremony represented by Professor Dr. Yang Xuexin (President University of HBU) and Professor Dato’ Sri Daing Nasir Ibrahim (Vice Chancellor of UMP). Besides that, Confucius Institute (CI) Board of Advisors Meeting was also organized during this official visit to Hebei University, China.

Also present were delegation of International Cooperation & Exchange Office, HBU, namely Professor Li Xiaoliu, Associate Professor Liang Weige, Dr Fu Hongyan, Mrs Wang Congcong and) and delegation of UMP such as Ms. Yong Ying Mei (Director of Confucius Institute, UMP) and Mr. Saharudin Bin Ramli (Senior Executive, Academic & International Affairs, UMP).

Prepared by Yong Ying Mei

UMP offers Mandarin course for industry workers

Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Steel Alliance (M) Sdn. Bhd. (ASSB) and ATOZ Solution Sdn. Bhd. in a move to brush up Mandarin among the industry workers.

The collaboration was also set to benefit the university students on getting placement for industrial training as well as career opportunities.

UMP was represented by its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dato’ Sri Dr. Daing Nasir Ibrahim while ASSB by its Deputy Project Commander, Hu Jiu Lin and ATOZ Solution by its Operations Manager, Mohamad Fauzi Mohd Jaya.

It was held at the Banquet Hall, Tun Abdul Razak Chancellery Building in UMP Pekan Campus.

Professor Dato’ Sri Dr. Daing Nasir said he was confident that the Mandarin Language Cultural Centre (MLCC) was capable of handling the programme catered for the industrial workers of an industry that would be operating at the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP).

He hoped that the strategic cooperation with Alliance Steel would bring more benefits in terms of more research works, industrial training programme and job opportunities.

Hu Jiu Lin also said the cooperation between the industry and university was a meaningful one, more so that UMP had been recognised as among the best especially in mechanical engineering, adding, it would fit the needs of the company’s iron and steel-related operations.

He added that the objective of the programme was to enhance the employees’ communication skill and encouraged them to master the language so they could further improve their capabilities and share their expertise in the field.

MLCC Director, Yong Ying Mei said Mandarin was no longer limited to daily conversation but had also included the glossary of the iron and steel industry.

“As such, UMP trainers will come up with a Mandarin book for industrial use to help staff master the language more effectively, and we are roping in ATOZ Sdn. Bhd. for this project,” Yong said.

By Yong Ying Mei

MLCC Visited the Industry for Industrial Mandarin Module Development

Prepared by: Yong Ying Mei

UMP invited to attend 2019 Chinese New Year Reception Celebration at the Embassy of People’s Republic of China

MoU Exchange Ceremony between Beijing Jiaotong University and UMP

Implementation Agreement of Confucius Institute Exchange between Hebei University and UMP

Hebei, 6 & 7 December 2018- Exchange Ceremony of Implementation Agreement between Hebei University and Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) for the development of Confucius Institute (CI) at UMP has been organized at Hebei University (HBU), China.

Prepared by Yong Ying Mei

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